Miliband slams Russia in Kiev
Britain's foreign secretary, David Miliband, has delivered the strongest criticism of Russia by a European minister for years in a speech in Kiev, capital of Ukraine. Mr Miliband, tipped as a
potential future Prime Minister, decried Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's decision to recognised the break-away regions of Abkhazia and South... [continued]
A symphony for Tskhinvali 
In pictures: the Russian-Georgian war
Peregrine Worsthorne: real guts are needed to deal with Putin's Russia
‘Barack is ready’ says Bill Clinton
The US Democrat candidate for the White House, Barack Obama, has received a ringing public endorsement from former president Bill Clinton. Addressing 20,000 Democrat supporters, Mr Clinton said Obama
was "ready to lead America" and was "the man for the job". Mr Clinton said: "Everything I learned in... [continued]
Clinton gives up the fight as Obama gets his nomination
Alexander Cockburn: Obama loses momentum in awful August
In pictures: scenes from the Democratic convention
Hutton: ‘era of cheap energy is over’
Cabinet Minister John Hutton has said that "the era of cheap energy is over". The Business Secretary told the Daily Telegraph that households would struggle to pay their heating bills this
winter, but effectively ruled out imposing a windfall tax on energy firms because it would only lead to higher... [continued]
Why big oil is not to blame for fuel prices
Arson mansion: search for family
Police are hoping to gain access to a Shropshire mansion gutted in an arson attack, to search for a millionaire, his wife and their daughter. Christopher Foster, his wife Jill and their 15-year-old daughter Kirstie have not been seen since the fire in the early hours of Tuesday morning, and... [continued]
Galleries hope to save Titians
The UK's two national galleries, in England and Scotland, are hoping to raise £100m to save masterpieces by Titian for the nation. The two paintings, Diana & Actaeon and Diana & Callisto, have been on loan from the Duke of Sutherland since 1945, but now the duke hopes to raise... [continued]
Thai PM: ‘I will not use my sword’
Thai PM Samak Sundaravej has vowed not to use force to suppress protesters who are calling for his government's resignation in Bangkok. Riot police, ordered into the government buildings the
demonstraters are occupying on Tuesday, have now been pulled back. Mr Samak said: "I have a sword, but I have... [continued]
Cambodia and Thailand on the brink of war
